The beginnings of Chicano student
activism
Until 1968,
only a handful of Chicanos had attended the University
of Washington. That year the Black Student Union successfully
agitated for funding from the University to recruit students
of color.
Members of the BSU traveled to Eastern
Washington to convince college-aged Chicanos and Chicanas
to enroll at UW.
Larry Gossett was a leader of the University of Washington’s BSU in the 1960s. Today he is a King County Councilman. (1 min)